Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'Democritus and the Abderitans'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'Democritus and the Abderitans' (in French 'Démocrite et les Abdéritains').

Engraving by Gustave Doré published in the book 'Fables de La Fontaine', published by Librairie Hachette et Cie in 1890.

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR26A01_065

License type

Rights managed

Available size

162.6Mb (9.1Mb) / 33.9in x 18.6in / 10176 x 5585 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century 19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Animals Animal Forest Men Tree Grass Discussion Scholar Democritus Abderitans Philosopher Wisdom Folly Hippocrates Doctor Laughter Crowd People Philosophy Greece Antiquity Truth Opinion Ignorance Study Nature Laboratory Garden Dissection Corpse Reason Diagnosis Common people Prejudice